"Iuchi-san, I shall ignore your choice of phrasing, incorrect as it is, for the moment" Suihime replied with a frown, shaking her head "it has also confused Mirumoto-san. There is no possession. am not injured, nor do I feel...unclean from this experience. The Jinn has found...beings that are acceptable to him, in Matsu-san and myself."

"It isn't my first language, my apologies. I'm not sure if there's a word for it in Rokugani," she replied. "It must use someone as an anchor to remain in this world, however, and it might be best to figure out who might draw it strongly."

She returned the bow. "It's an honor to meet you, Miya-" you're not anyone special right now "sama. I am Iuchi Ruqqayah, sahir of the Unicorn. Hai... There's just a third essence. The man over there... Matsu-san, you said... and yourself were... infused? Is that a better word for it? Anyway, with some of it, but there is a third that will manifest in short order."

"As for the manifestation... He needs a human anchor. We can't stop him from remanifesting, but it's either have someone allow themselves to be an anchor or have him continue to attempt to get one until he can no longer remain in the world of humans."

"As for Jinn... I'm not an expert, but dealing with them is not an insignificant part of sahir magic, and there are many stories about them. It's not something I can do, but there are specialists in such things among us."

"I see" Suihime nodded. Sahir magic... She winced, thinking on that. Seems there is quite a bit of knowledge on sahirs in her mind from the Jinn. "If I am able to locate an anchor, I shall. I haven't...well, didn't have a lot of information on this previously, but there is a lot I am still getting an understanding for."

She noticed Yasuhiro rising, and gave the man a nod. "Welcome back to the waking world Matsu-san. How are you feeling?"

The Scorpion stood still until the flames around her dissipated like the being she had just slashed. She sheathed her sword and turned to approach Anzai and the lamp. "I would see to the lamp," she stated, "A fragment of its essence may still linger inside."

Kenzo offered the Matsu his arm, although he more than half expected that it wouldn't be accepted. "It's not entirely clear what happened." Kenzo said carefully. "It used some sort of magic; it looked like it was stealing the breath from your lungs. And then it, uh..." Kenzo scratched his head, wondering how to explain the bit about the seed.

Kenzo gestured at the others. "I think they can explain it better than I can." He said, smiling.

Kenzo offered the Matsu his arm, although he more than half expected that it wouldn't be accepted. "It's not entirely clear what happened." Kenzo said carefully. "It used some sort of magic; it looked like it was stealing the breath from your lungs. And then it, uh..." Kenzo scratched his head, wondering how to explain the bit about the seed.

Kenzo gestured at the others. "I think they can explain it better than I can." He said, smiling.

He was correct in that assessment, as the Lion rose to his feet under his own power. The gesture did earn a small nod of thanks from the Lion though.

Turning his eyes towards the two ladies he fought down the urge to frown. Something about this didn't seem correct. "So, could you tell me what happened?"

"Inside the lamp." The redhead glanced at the Matsu, gave him a small smirk, and then turned her attention back to the lamp. "It still survives, that much is clear. But how much can be harnessed from this lamp..."

She held out her hand to the air and looked above. "And what of the energy that was dispersed? Does it still possess consciousness? Has it lost that power permanently or will it find its way back to its hosts?"

Kenzo grimaced. "This is a unique situation, Matsu-sama. Your honor is your own, of course. But lets at least see what our superiors have to say about this, and perhaps see if a shugenja can examine you. This may not be a corruption, any more than eating gaijin food is."

"Please wait, Matsu-san," the Scorpion interjected. She turned away from the lamp and went closer to the Lion. The woman peered at him through her mask for a few before taking a deep breath. She then lifted her fingers up and removed her mask. It was placed in her obi for the time being and she allowed him to see the honest, gleaming intent in her eyes. "Matsu-san, you are one of two samurai who have been inhabited by this creature. This is clearly an opportunity, and clearly an extraordinarily rare one."

She chuckled at the Dragon's suggestion. "Gaijin food is corruption, Mirumoto-san. And I would say this is one as well." She looked back at the Lion with a small smirk. "Would you rather I lie about my opinion, Matsu-san?

"However, I imagine that it is not the sort that you need to use Jade to ward off. In other words, I am unsure if your honor is compromised." She then gave a soft shrug. "I can see if Jade would harm you, if you so desire. Consider it a courtesy that I have decided not to do so without your express permission."

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